CVE-2023-6536

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6536DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6536
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 37
Modified
Published: 07 Feb 2024, 21:05
Last modified:06 Nov 2025, 21:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.55% LOW
2% probability +1.53%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Feb 2024, 21:05
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Nov 2025, 21:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NVMe driver. This issue may allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to send a set of crafted TCP packages when using NVMe over TCP, leading the NVMe driver to a NULL pointer dereference in the NVMe driver, causing kernel panic and a denial of service.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.55%• Percentile: 74%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.10.209-1 | < 6.1.76-1 | < 6.6.15-1 | < 6.6.15-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 5.4.0-176.196 | < 5.15.0-102.112

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 5.4.0-1122.132 | < 5.15.0-1057.63

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1057.63~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1122.132~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    < 5.4.0-1122.132+fips1 | all | < 5.15.0-1057.63+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | < 5.4.0-1127.134 | < 5.15.0-1060.69

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1127.134~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5

    < 6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all | < 5.15.0-1060.69.1 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    < 5.4.0-1127.134+fips1 | all | < 5.15.0-1060.69+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all | < 5.4.0-1082.89 | < 5.15.0-1040.42

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 5.4.0-1096.106 | all | < 5.15.0-102.112+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | < 5.4.0-1126.135 | < 5.15.0-1055.63

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1055.63~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1126.135~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5

    < 6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips

    < 5.4.0-1126.135+fips1 | all | < 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all | < 5.15.0-1054.59

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop

    < 5.4.0-1089.93 | < 5.15.0-1040.46

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1

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References (25)